Moderna Museet’s close ties with the American art scene date back to the 1960s. The AFMM helps the Museum acquire American modern and contemporary art. Since the early 1960s, Moderna Museet has introduced American artists such as Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Claes Oldenburg, Ed Kienholz, Walter de Maria and Paul McCarthy to the European public. A natural result of this transatlantic exchange was the founding of the American Friends of the Moderna Museet Inc. ( AFMM), with the aim of promoting the activities of Moderna Museet. As a public charity, the AFMM enables American patrons and donors to make tax-deductible gifts in the USA, in support of the Museum’s charitable and educational purposes.